Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

View of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and the Fort Saint-André, by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Mayor Jean-Marc Roubaud
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 10–181 m (33–594 ft)
(avg. 25 m/82 ft)
Land area1 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population2 12,756  (2008)
 - Density 698 /km2 (1,810 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 30351/ 30400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

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History

The city was founded by Philippe le Bel.

Geography

It is located by the Rhône River, opposite Avignon.

Population

Historical population of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 3300 3297 3279 3232 3564 3633 3671 3723 3733 3252
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 3162 3067 2730 2910 2630 2644 2622 2735 2922 2890
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 2709 2561 3035 3635 3740 4399 5157 6422 6977 8540
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 9282 10,730 11,791 12,756

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International relations

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